The Oregon-Prompter Mines is a silver, manganese, and gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Silver, Manganese, Gold
Lat, Long: 31.69278, -110.07861
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Oregon-Prompter Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oregon-Prompter Mines
Secondary: Knoxville
Secondary: Stonewall
Secondary: Florodoro
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Tombstone District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Boston And Arizona Smltng And Reduction Co., Tombstone Development Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR, PIPE-LIKE TO TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Prompter Fault, Reverse Fault, E-W Trend, Steep South Dip
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): MAINLY OXIDIZED MANGANIFEROUS SILVER.
Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SEC. 14. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Geology): OREBODIES ALONG FOOTWALL OF PROMPTER FAULT ZONE AND CONTROLLED BY BEDDING PLANE SLIPS AND "NORTHEAST" FRACTURES.
Comment (Deposit): ADD'L REF. ARIZ. B. OF M. BULL. 127, 1930, PP. 47-50 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Production): A FEW TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TONS OF ORE PRODUCED AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS FROM 1883 TO 1950. 1883 TO 1891 PRODUCTION UNDER VIZINA IN ABGMT-USBM FILES. OTHER OREGON-PROMPTER DATA INCLUDED UNDER TOMBSTONE GROUP
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, 5 LEVELS, LENGTH OF WORKINGS ESTIMATED FROM MINE MAP, USBM
Comment (Deposit): ORE ALONG FOOTWALL OF PROMPTER FAULT ZONE. OREBODIESCONTROLLED BY BEDDING PLANE SLIPS AND "NORTHEAST" FRACTURES.
References
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
Reference (Deposit): ARIZ. B OF M BULL. 143, 1938, PL. 3,4
Reference (Deposit): USGS TM TOMBSTONE & VICINITY, ARIZ. 1907
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 710, 1920, P. 114-116,PL. 5
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 78.
Reference (Deposit): USBM FILE DATA
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